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Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
What kind of sentence is it? This can be a complex subject, so don't compound the difficulty by skipping over the topic! It's simple, just have your class read and go over the information here and then complete the included exercise.
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Compound and Complex Sentences
Compound and complex sentences are the focus of this language arts worksheet. Learners write a clause or phrase from each of the four sentences, then rewrite each sentence adding another clause to make a compound or complex sentence.
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Compound Sentences
In this compound sentences worksheet, 3rd graders combine two sentence using the word "and". In this short answer worksheet, students write four sentences.
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Should vs. Would Rather Exercise
In this should vs would rather worksheet, learners create compound sentences using pairs of phrases. Students create ten compound sentences.
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Compound Word Pack
Class + room = classroom! And your class + this compound word game = fun and learning! Kids match cards that include words and sometimes images to create compound words.
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Compound Competition
For this compound sentences worksheet, 6th graders identify sentences (18 are given) as compound or complex by working in teams, answers included.
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Lesson 10 - Compound Words
Individually, words have power, but when added together, they can take on a whole other level of meaning. Readers learn about compound words in the 10th of 17 lessons of the Word Recognition and Fluency series. A script provides guidance...
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Sentence Combining
In this grammar worksheet, students practice rewriting, adding on and combining fifty-seven sentences into compound sentences that convey more information and are grammatically correct.
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A Simple Task Made Complex: Types of Sentences
Looking for a lesson about differing sentence types? Use this lesson on compound and complex sentences in your grammar unit. After composing simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences individually and as part of a group,...
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Varying Sentence Structure
Show your writers how to use simple, compound, and complex sentences to add variety to writing. In addition, examples show how to employ semicolons and coordinating conjunctions to combine sentences. Colorful illustrations and graphics...
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Correcting Run-On Sentences
Although this practice opportunity is poorly organized, it does provide a chance for your upper elementary schoolers to identify complete sentences, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments. This worksheet also focuses on ways to correct...
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Compound Words at the End of the Rainbow
Boost grammar skills with a St. Patrick's Day themed activity that challenges scholars to match a compound word to its corresponding picture, then write the compound word in the form of an addition sentence.
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Sentence (Structure) Recognition Practice
In this sentence clauses worksheet, sixth and seventh graders read ten sentences and write down whether the sentence is: simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
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Compounding the Problem
Pupils sharpen their dictionary skills and their understanding of compound words in this plan. Tailor it to the grade level you teach by honing in on specific skills. For older learners, the plan suggests providing a word and having them...
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Teaching Grammar in Context: Using Sentence Combining to Teach Subordination
Reinforce sentence styles with this lesson, which prompts young grammarians to build complex and compound-complex sentence structures. They respond to non-print text and identify subordinators as parts of speech procedure. They spell...
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Compound-Complex Sentences
What is a simple sentence? What about a complex sentence? Review simple, compound, and complex sentences with this nine-slide resource. Example sentences are presented, and a short writing opportunity follows. After showing this...
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Grammar Review
Review grammar rules for simple and compound sentences. Learners diagram sentences and identify conjunctions, interjections, and prepositional phrases. As a class, they study their notes and complete pages in their grammar book to...
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Back to School: Style Analysis
Jump back into expository writing and analysis at the start of a new school year! Start with a review of an authors' stylistic choices in diction, syntax, treatment of subject matter, and figurative language. Writers choose a text to...
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Conjunctions
In this conjunctions practice worksheet, students practice writing compound sentences as they read the 3-page selection and use "and, because, and but" to rewrite some of the sentences.
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Compound Words
In this recognizing compound words worksheet, students draw pictures of the two words and the compound word which they create and write a sentence using each compound word correctly. Students illustrate and write sentences for eight...
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Diagramming Sentences
Show this presentation to demonstrate how to diagram sentences. Meant for more advanced grammarians who know the difference between indirect and direct objects, this PowerPoint adds on new elements to each slide. The graphics and sound...
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the Connectors
Learners recognize and explain meaning of connectors, punctuate a compound sentence using connectors, and compose compound sentences using the correct connectors.
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Dependent Upon Clauses
Students say and write simple and compound sentences addressing the clauses that are used. In this sentences lesson plan, students try and speak with simple sentences only to see if they can talk without clauses.
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Run-ons, Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
In this sentence writing worksheet, students are given pairs of sentences with directions to form one new sentence using commas, semicolons and/or conjunctions. Students can self check or trade and grade using the answer key provided.